Mariette DeChristina
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- Milken Institute1h 2m
Lunch Program - The Future of Humankind
James Morgan, Mariette DeChristina, Peter Schwartz, Lord Matt Ridley, Martin Rees
The Milken Institute has formalized a new Center for Strategic Philanthropy and expanded its global footprint with a UK headquarters led by James Morgan while advancing key initiatives in Africa investment and the "21st Century Cures" legislation. Complementing these organizational shifts, a high-level panel on the future of humankind featured experts like Martin Rees, Lord Matt Ridley, and Peter Schwartz debating critical trajectories in artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and space exploration. The discussion emphasized strategies to harness technological innovation for global prosperity while addressing profound ethical risks, including biosecurity threats, job displacement, and the potential need for a dignity-based redistribution of wealth.